Abstract A device for use in exercises designed to deepen the chest, broaden the waist and reduce the waistline of the user, which may be utilized by people of different strengths. The device is in the form of a shaped cylindrical rod about which a rope is wound, with a bottle fastened to the free end of the rope. The bottle is transparent and may be filled with water, for users of various physical ability. In use, the rod is grasped by both hands with the arms outstretched and the rod rolled in a direction to wind the rope and raise or lower the attached bottle. The rod has two inverted tapered generally cone shaped sections joined together at their narrowest sections generally in the middle of the rod. The rope is attached to the junction of the narrowest sections.
A device for exercising purposes comprising a cylindrical rod, two inverted tapered generally cone shaped sections joined together at their narrowest sections generally in the middle of the rod, a hollow transparent container having weight indicating indicia, said container being fixed to a flexible cord, the end of which is fastened to the narrowest section of the cylindrical rod, said container being adaptable to filling with an amount of water to achieve a desired weight, said device employed by rotation of the rod, when grasped in the hands of a user, so as to raise or lower the container as the cord is wound or unwound about the rod, the middle portion of the rod being of lesser diameter than the end sections of the rod so as to direct a wound cord to the narrowest section of the rod, and each end of the rod formed of a uniform circular cross-section, to serve as handles.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
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A device for exercising purposes comprising a cylindrical rod, two inverted tapered generally cone shaped sections joined together at their narrowest sections generally in the middle of the rod, a hollow transparent container having weight indicating indicia, said container being fixed to a flexible cord, the end of which is fastened to the narrowest section of the cylindrical rod, said container being adaptable to filling with an amount of water to achieve a desired weight, said device employed by rotation of the rod, when grasped in the hands of a user, so as to raise or lower the container as the cord is wound or unwound about the rod, the middle portion of the rod being of lesser diameter than the end sections of the rod so as to direct a wound cord to the narrowest section of the rod, and each end of the rod formed of a uniform circular cross-section, to serve as handles.